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    Informal Writing Examples

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    Analyzing my different pieces of writing has given me insight to the kind of writer I am and how I convey my message to my audience. I will analyze three different examples of writings that I have done in the past; formal, semi-formal, and informal writings. The informal writing is an email I wrote to a new friend in England. The semi-formal writing was given to me in a communications class and was a response to a prompt by the teacher. The formal writing is an essay from an English class in…

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    Contribution of Oppression To Charlottes Mental Distress Charlotte Perkins Gilman, in the “The Yellow Wallpaper” uses an unusual writing style for her journal-like story; as a result revealing her gradual mental breakdown throughout the story. The excessive usage of “and” and dashes implies withheld information and shows lack of coherency between her sentences and thoughts while the use of exclamation mark shows her nervous excitement. Although, John fails to understand his…

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    1. Explain the importance of a thesis statement and its special significance in a position-based paper. A thesis statement is important because it summarizes the main point of an essay and states the authors position on a subject. A thesis statement has a special significance in a position paper because it tells the reader what side you are on and why you picked what you did by giving credible information. For example, I write a position paper about not using phones while driving. My thesis…

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    Errors In Teen Influences

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    It’s hard to admit that the writing you made, your masterpiece, has errors. Many authors go through many extensive drafts before they are satisfied with the outcome of their work. Being satisfied isn’t necessarily having a work of art with no mistakes in it. I make errors in the papers I write. It may be because writing it isn’t my forte. Some of the errors in my papers are shown in the final drafts which isn’t good. I have learned to fix my two prominent issues in my writing parallelism, and…

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    To Semicolon, or not to Semicolon? Semicolons are a great way to change the structure of a sentence, separate clauses and add something new to a paper. Unfortunately, it appears there are not a lot of people who know how to use semicolons correctly, whether it is from not being taught properly, or from assumptions on how to use them. Semicolons seem professional, and they certainly can be when they are used under the right circumstances; however, inserting a semicolon where it is deemed…

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    Michael Hodge Analysis

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    Preview: In the 1990s Galveston College had an outstanding English instructor named Michael Hodge. Michael was one of the most anti-authoritarian and impertinent persons I have ever met. Sometimes he liked to dispute with people just to for the sake of holding them accountable for their thinking and ideas, which is to say he would dispute people’s beliefs even when he might have completely agreed with everything that person was saying. Then at age 48 he went to bed one night and had his…

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    Punctuation Essay

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    It is unnecessary for the University to be more permissive; we should maintain the standard formal academic writing that is currently recommended. This form of English requires proper punctuation and grammar, which helps students to understand and express ideas easily and clearly. This usage also contributes to students’ future prospects, but to be an expert in English it is also important to be able to spontaneously switch between academic English and the language that is used within social…

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    Narrative voice involves analyzing the speaker and considering all aspects the narrator highlights which helps the reader understand the style and tone of the poem. Furthermore, the tone of voice the poet uses helps the reader understand the plot of the poem. In this essay I will analyze how narrative voice impacts the poem. Furthermore, I will analyze, the actual impact and importance the narrator has on the reader. “If” talks about the moral and complex lessons a man has to attain throughout…

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    learn things in a couple months that took people a lifetime to learn. Charlie Gordon’s life improved so much after the A.I. procedure to the point where he became a genius. Charlie was able to pass tests,develope good spelling, and be able to use punctuation properly. After Charlie Gordon had the surgery, he developed many benefits. Some of the benefits he got to experience were that he was able to pass tests, compromise, and summarize. He finally was able to pass tests. One of the…

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    1 Common Punctuation Mistakes Aside from the usual spelling and grammar mistakes I unintentionally do when writing, I often incur punctuation mistakes too. Listed below are common punctuation mistakes which I often encounter. 1. The abused apostrophe Apostrophes while simple in form confuse many of its users. It would help to always remember that punctuation rules for an apostrophe first is to imply ownership; second is to turn possessive noun words that commonly end in “s” into their plural…

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